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Fuel, Party Stores on the Water, Bait & Marine Supplies See previous
page for Lake
Detroit & St. Clair Rivers and the North Channel
St. Clair

See Map Gas - G Food - F Bait - B See Page #
Page 4 for Diesel - D Beer - B Marine Below for
Vicinity Location Latitude Longitude Pumpout - P Wine - W Supplies - M More Details

St. Clair River St. Clair Boat 42 49.12 82 29.05 G, D, P B, M Page 22

St. Clair Harbor

North Channel Algonac Boat 42 36.60 82 32.94 G, D, P F Page 6

Algonac Harbour

North Channel Sunset Harbor 42 36.92 82 33.84 G, P F M Page 39

Algonac & Marina

Detroit River Len’s @Keans 42 21.40 82 58.25 G, D, P F, B, W B, M Page 05
U.S. Shore

Detroit River Gregory Boat 42 21.35 82 58.59 G, D, P F, B, W M Page 29
U.S. Shore

Come by day or by night, by car or by boat FUEL LINE FAILURES ... continued from page 13
Always something happening
on the Nautical Mile! I read a lot of websites saying to buy fuel kits to test for
ethanol amount prior to putting it in your boat. North
Bay Marine gave me this tester which is $5. You fill
to a line with water, then fill it with your gas.... shake

it up..... let it sit for 3 minutes...the water attracts the

ethanol and it will give you an ethanol percent reading

on this tube.

Events 3. Using over 10% alcohol gas will invalidate
Calendar all marine company engine warranties!
Come on by and 4. A water/ethanol mixture, being heavier than
have some fun! gas, will sink to the bottom of the gas tank, leaving
a lower octane gas on top. This low octane gas (lean
What is the fuel) can cause performance issues with 4-stroke en-
Nautical Mile? gines, and can cause damage to 2-stroke engines. This
is called phase-separation. Phase-separated fuel can-
Located on a one mile not be fixed, and it must be discarded.
stretch on Jefferson Avenue 5. Always use fresh, high-quality gasoline, and replace it ev-

between 9 & 10 Mile Roads. A place for all ery 2-4 weeks.
The Nautical Mile offers seasons ... 6. Always avoid storing gas in tank for greater than 90 days.
numerous entertainment Remember that gas with ethanol has a shorter shelf life - use it up
the Nautical Mile and replace it quickly and use additives to lengthen its life.
& dining options, shopping, in St. Clair Shores. 7. Older boats should have their fiberglass fuel tank checked
waterfront recreation, boat since it may not be compatible with ethanol fuel and could fail.
cruises, sports, and special

events throughout the year. There's probably 100 more points, but boaters looking for instant

answers and solutions will not find them. Do your homework and

www.nauticalmile.org reread your owner’s manual. Use the proper additives. Keep up
with the articles written on this subject, and talk to your mechanic

I saw the sign on the right to stay informed.
hand page over the winter and I was quite
Muskrat... the off-white meat has a very unique tasty taste, and offered
me some... I quickly declined... never try-

... let’s say disturbed. According to a trapper I spoke with by the North Channel, Muskrats ing frog legs either... I’m that kind of girl.
are quite popular around the lake and are More interesting if you’re Catho-
harvested from November to late February. lic, there was a time that you were allowed
In the early 1900’s, the local French people to eat Muskrat during Lent in the downriver
would buy 100 a year in the area and there area, south of Detroit.
was also a high demand during the depres- According to the Catholic News
sion. This trapper does it for the fur, selling Service, the custom of eating muskrat on
pelts for $10 each...but doesn’t waste the Ash Wednesday and Fridays in Lent appar-
roughly 1# of meat per animal. He said it ently goes back to the early 1800s, the time

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